AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

The advent of AI hacking tools has raised fears of a near future in which anyone can use automated tools to dig up exploitable vulnerabilities in any piece of software, like a kind of digital intrusion superpower. Here in the present, however, AI seems to be playing a more mundane, if still concerning, role in … Read more

It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App

Planning a big night out at Madison Square Garden? Have fun—but don’t say we didn’t warn you. A WIRED investigation this week revealed new details about the private surveillance state instituted by MSG owner Jim Dolan and his head of security, John Eversole. According to court records and WIRED sources, visitors to the Garden and … Read more

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

Nevertheless, there are clear patterns that appear. In nearly all cases, teenage boys are allegedly responsible for the creation of the images or videos. They are often shared in social media apps or via instant messaging with classmates. And they are hugely harmful to the victims. “I’m worried that every time they see me, they … Read more

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Amid horrific threats from United States president Donald Trump as the US and Iran negotiated a ceasefire, the US government warned this week that Iran-linked hackers were carrying out attacks against US energy and water infrastructure targets. With nearly one in five people in Lebanon displaced by Israeli attacks, the government is attempting to manage … Read more

Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home

san francisco police arrested an individual early on Friday morning for allegedly attacking the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and making threats outside of the company’s headquarters, a spokesperson confirmed to WIRED. OpenAI’s corporate security team sent a note to employees about the incident on Friday. “At approximately 3:45am PT, an unidentified individual approached … Read more

‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams

Other posts list up to 150 potential calls per day. “Filters may be used, but ensure the image is realistic. Live-action videos are permitted; wigs are prohibited,” another ad reads. For the privilege, the person would allegedly get one full day and four half days off per month. Yet another ad lists working hours as … Read more

Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding

Cryptocurrency’s frictionless, transnational, Low-regulation transactions have long promised the ability to pay anyone in the world for anything. More than ever before, that anything includes human beings: victims of human trafficking forced into scam compounds and the sex trade on an industrial scale, bought and sold in crypto deals carried out with impunity, often in … Read more

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are

The face-recognition app Mobile Fortify, now used by United States immigration agents in towns and cities across the US, is not designed to reliably identify people in the streets and was deployed without the scrutiny that has historically governed the rollout of technologies that impact people’s privacy, according to records reviewed by WIRED. The Department … Read more

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, according to an inventory released Wednesday of all use cases the Department of Homeland Security had for AI in 2025. The AI ​​Enhanced ICE Tip Processing service is intended to … Read more

Toddler only survivor as ‘perfect’ family found dead after quadruple murder-suicide

Warning, Graphic Content: A Family of Five has been found dead in his home in Madbury, new hampshire, in what is being investigated as a murder-face. The youngest child, a toddler, was found unharmed and is now in the care of relatives 07:48, 21 Aug 2025Updated 07:48, 21 Aug 2025 The family was all found … Read more